The coming of age of two poor children in 1960s Mississippi, one a dynamic girl, the other her awed brother who narrates. The novel describes an ice-carving experiment to turn the baby Jesus into a "Negro," as well as their system of childhood justice which sets aside the weak as "dead kids."
Book Details
Format
paperback
ISBN-10
0312272782
ISBN-13
9780312272784
Publication Date
Aug 2001
Item Weight
0.60 pounds
Length
8.50 inch
Width
5.51 inch
Height
0.71 inch
First Sentence
We were warned and warned to stay away from the river.
